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Jan.26, 1932. 'L c, GLAsgNER 1,842,473v

FRAME Filed April 1 6. 1951 Patented Jan. 26, 1932 `UNITED "STATES LOUISGLASSNER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS FRAME Application led Aprily 16,

This invention relates to improvements in frames for photographs,photostats, and other similar articles.

Among-the objects of the invention is to i 6 obtain a frame of the kindnamed which is in is allowed to remain for a considerable` length oftime it will not become dusty or 20 soiled, or otherwise injured. Anadditional object is to obtain a frame which is not liable to becomebroken or to get out of-order. An

additional object is to obtain a framewhich,

when a photograph or other article is placed 25 therein, will not beliable to have any part thereof misplacedor disengaged. j

ln the drawings referred to Fig. 1 is a perspective, showing the back ofthe 'frame embodying this invention in position resting on a table orother flat surface. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of one side of theframe illustrated in Fig. 1, and associated parts, taken on line 2-2 ofsaid Fig. 1, viewed as indicated by arrows. Fig. 3 is a back plan view,on an enlarged scale, of one corner of the frame illustrated in Figs. 1and 2, showing the construction of a back `member of the frame. 4 is aback plan view, on an enlarge-d scale, of one corner of the frameembodying the invention, and' illustrated in the remaining figures ofthe drawings, with the member which. is illustrated in Fig. 3 removedtherefrom. .And Fig. 5 is a plan view of one corn-er of a flexible coverwhich is mounted on the frame.

A reference character applied to designate a given part indicates saidpart throughout the several igures of the drawings wherever the sameappears. i

1 represents a base member, preferably of 1931. `Serial 110,530,571.

wood, comprising ends and sides, which at their meeting ends are cut toabut against each other, as` at 2, Fig. 4. 3 represents a cover offi'eziible material, as thin leather, leatherette, or other suitablematerial. The outer corners of cover 3 are removed as on lin-e li- 4,Fig. 5, andthe inner corners are cut, as on `line 5. The cover 3 is madeof one piece of goods, the central portion thereof being removed, as online 6;-6, Figz5. This cover 3 is'placed on the front face of basemember l, said front face being the under side of said frame asillustrated in Fig. 2; and is preferably secured thereto by an adhesive.The broken line 7 indicates the line on cover 3, on which the part ofsaid cover designated by the numeral 31,V in Fig. 5, is bent tocover'the inner edges an-d a portion of the back of base member 1; andvthe broken line 8 indicates where the portion ofcover 3 is turned overthe outer (and preferably rounded) j edge of base member 1 and on to a`portion of the bach of said base member, `asis illustrated in Fig. 2.The cover 3 and parts thereof 31, 32, are also, preferably secured onand to base member 1 by an adhesive; and .when said cover is secured onsaid base as described it serves to rigidly hold the ends of the severalmembers of said base rigidly in place. 9 represents a member mounted onthe cover and base members, to form a part of the frame, which is madeof a U-shaped unit, of "card board or other like material. lMember 9, 10comprises parallelV sides, 9 and end 10, said end being integral withthe sides, and extending from one to the otherof said sides. The.corn-ers of member 9', 10, adjacent to `end `10, are cut away, as onlines 11, 12,`Fig. 3. 13 represents the line onV which part 91` of sides9,is bent or turned over to layon orunder the remainder o f said sid-es9, asis illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3; and 14 represents the line onwhich the part 101 of end 10 is bent or turned over to lay on or underthe remainder of said end 10, when said member 9, 10, is mounted on andsecured to the back of base member 1 and cover 3, with the parte 31 and32, interposed between said base member 1 and said member 9, 10. 15represent wood screws by means of which member 9, 10, is rigidly securedin its place. 16

represents a removable back member, which is preferably of approximatelythe same thickness as member 9, 10. Member 9, 10 and back 16, are,preferably of card board of suitable thickness and color; and, when madeas described, the member 16 may be slidden into place in the space orgroove which is obtained by the inner edges 17, 18, of member 9, 10,extending b-eyond the inner edges 19, 20, of the folded over parts 91,101, of said members to form the back of the article placed-in theframe, to hol-d said article in position. 21 represents a supportingmember or brace which is secured to back 16, as by rivets or screws 22.rl`his supporting member 21, and its attachment to the back of a pictureframe in the manner described is not claimed by me to be new. 23, Fig.2, represents a glass plate, or sheet of glass, which is usually placedin frames of this character, and 24 represents a photograph, photostat,or picture, or other article, which is interposed between said glass 23and the back 16. 25,-Fig. 2, represents an ordinary clip to hold glass23 in place in the frame when the back 16 and photograph, photostat orother article 24C is removed from the frame. I do not claim said clip 25for said purpose to be new.

I claim:

1. A frame comprising a base, a cover on said base, said cover extendingover the front, the edges and the back of said base, in combination witha U-shaped member, the corners of said member adjacent to the crosselement thereof removed, and the parallel elements and the cross elementof said U-shaped member folded on longitudinally extending lines, Withthe outer edges of said elements parallel to the inner edges thereof,said inner edges extending beyond said outer edges, and a back memberinserted underneath said extending inner edges.

2. In a frame, a base, a cover on said base, said cover extending overthe front, the edges and the back of said base, said base and coverprovided With a bead on the inner edges of the members t-hereof and saidbead adapted to have a sheet of glass abut against the back facethereof, in combination With a U-shaped member having the cornersthereon adjacent to the cross element thereof, removed, and the elementsof said U-shaped member folded on longitudinally extending lines, Withthe outer edges of said elements parallel to the inner edges thereof,said inner edges extending beyond said outer edges, and aback memberinserted underneath said extended inner edges.

LOUIS C. GLASSNER.

